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Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Bozeman → Newark via Chicago: arrives on time 35%

  1. 16:24 BZN → 20:40 ORD
    UA 1744 · United · 3h 16m · 66% on time, 1.4% cancelled
  2. 50m layover in Chicago (ORD) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 21:30 ORD → 00:53 EWR +1 day
    UA 1209 · United · 2h 23m · 68% on time, 3.8% cancelled

Total trip 6h 29m, scheduled departure to arrival (Newark is 2 h ahead of Bozeman). Times are local. Both flew on 55 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection54%The first flight arrived more than 5 minutes late on 46% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 50m layover.
Arrives on time35%First flight not cancelled (1.4% are) × connection made (54%) × second flight not cancelled (3.8% are) and within 15 minutes (68%).
Total trip6h 29mBZN 16:24 to EWR 00:53, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.